Plasma cortisol variations in dairy cows after some usual or unusual manipulations

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages 200-202

  Bertoni, Giuseppe ^a   Trevisi, E ^a   Lombardelli, R ^a   Bionaz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Dairy cows; Management; Stressors

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27744454911     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.2s.200     Document Type: Article

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